1) All posts must include a form of personal computer - be it a desktop or a laptop.

2) Do not post pictures of incomplete but otherwise decent setups (e.g. waiting for your second monitor or case to show up).

3) Do not post pictures of your "temporary setup". No exceptions.

4) A shitty battlestation and a retro battlestation are not the same thing. Post your retro battlestations to /r/retrobattlestations.

5) Above average or greater hardware is not shitty, regardless of its surroundings. In other words, having a shitty desk or garbage around/under/over your nice hardware or laptop does not make it shitty.

6) No pictures of tablets or smartphones.

7) Don't be a jerk.

8) Moderators reserve the right to remove content or restrict users' posting privileges as necessary if it is deemed detrimental to the subreddit or to the experience of others.

Use some common sense in your post. These posts are intended to be satirical. That means something a bit over the top or ridiculous that would constitute the antithesis of what someone would consider cool at /r/battlestations. Don't post your above average station here that someone from /r/battlestations told you wasn't good enough just because it doesn't glow like a Honda from Fast and the Furious. /r/battlestations rejects a lot of people for the smallest of things.

People have said that building PCs on the carpet isn't the best idea. Despite that, I can't tell you how many times I've done it. You can even find me doing this at work from time to time. I haven't had any issues with static or debris yet!

PS: I do have a real workbench for clients PCs and other miscellaneous items. I wouldn't do this with anything that wasn't mine.